Larry Flynt Quotes

If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.

Nowhere does our Constitution say we cannot say something about another's religion. Nowhere does our Constitution say we cannot say anything that offends someone.

The First Amendment was designed to protect offensive speech, because nobody ever tries to ban the other kind.

I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it, and then you're allowed to censor it.

The First Amendment defends all forms of speech including hate speech, which is why groups like Ku Klux Klan are allowed to utter their poisonous remarks.

The First Amendment allows Nazis and white extremists to do what they are going to do, and it allows for black extremists and all other types of extremists to do what they are going to do. I understand that, and I'm not opposed to that.

The Supreme Court has held that code is speech. And it doesn't matter that it's done on a computer or done face to face or done in a newspaper, reporting the facts of the world is protected speech.

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.

Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection.

If you're not going to offend somebody you don't need the First Amendment.

The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend.

We had a responsibility to represent all people whose 1st Amendment rights were at risk

Implicit in the history of the 1st Amendment is the rejection of obscenity as utterly without redeeming social importance.

We all find flag burning repugnant. We find burning crosses repugnant. But they have been burning crosses longer than they have been burning flags and there has been no rush for a constitutional amendment to stop the burning of crosses.

This is a country where loose talk is encouraged by the Constitution.

We do not debar Congress from all action upon the freedom of speech. Legislation that abridges that freedom is forbidden, but not legislation to enlarge and enrich it

Being a bigot does not void your 1st Amendment rights.

We are the only country that allows and protects hate speech.

Under the privilege of the 1st Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of the First Amendment.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

We have the First Amendment to rely on whenever an elected official tries to impinge on our rights to speak.

We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.

WikiLeaks' disclosures should be protected under the First Amendment.